ISLAMABAD: Salman Akram Raja, Secretary General of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said on Monday he would resign from the party position, pointing to an event he did not specify, as internal rifts deepen within the party founded by jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Opposition PTI leaders convicted in fresh May 9 riot verdict
ISLAMABAD: A Faisalabad anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced key opposition leaders from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul, along with 56 others, to 10 years in prison over an attack on former interior minister Rana Sanaullah’s residence during violent protests on May 9, 2023.
Pakistan slams India for breaching Indus Waters Treaty with flood warning
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday accused India of violating the Indus Waters Treaty by issuing a flood warning through diplomatic channels rather than the treaty’s mandated mechanism, branding the move a “serious violation of international law” as tensions simmer between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Pakistan tables seven-point Gaza peace plan at OIC summit
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday laid out a seven-point plan at an urgent meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), calling on Muslim nations to move beyond “statements of sympathy” and adopt “concrete measures” to end Israel’s war in Gaza and pave the way for lasting peace in Palestine.
Deputy PM Dar in Jeddah for urgent OIC talks on Gaza crisis
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Jeddah on Monday to attend an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM), convened to address Israel’s intensifying military campaign in Gaza and its controversial plan to seize control of Gaza City, the Foreign Office said.
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World Bank approves $47.9 million to revamp primary education in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has committed $47.9 million to transform education in Punjab province, targeting improved access and learning outcomes for millions of children in a region grappling with systemic challenges.
Rivals PMLN and PTI find common ground on revamping fiscal formula in NFC award
ISLAMABAD: The federal government, dominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and the opposition-led administration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have unexpectedly aligned on a key fiscal reform: scaling back population as the primary factor in divvying up national resources under the National Finance Commission.
India alerts Pakistan to flood risk in rare contact under suspended water treaty since May conflict
ISLAMABAD: India has alerted Pakistan to a potential major flood in the Tawi River near Jammu, a local television channel reported on Monday, marking the first significant communication under the Indus Waters Treaty since New Delhi suspended the long-standing pact in the aftermath of a deadly April attack in occupied Kashmir and a brief but intense war between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May.
Pakistani climbers summit Tirich Mir, highest peak in Hindu Kush
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani mountaineers, Sirbaz Khan and Abig Baig, have successfully summited Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range, standing at 7,708 meters in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday.
Torrential rains kill eight in Dera Ismail Khan, KP toll rises to 406
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed in heavy downpours that lashed Dera Ismail Khan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, pushing the rain-related death toll across the province to 406 since August 15, rescue officials said on Sunday.